Supply-holder.



S. I. KAMIGASHIRA.

SUPPLY HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 8 1912.

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S. I. KAMIGASHIRA.

SUPPLY HOLDER.

APPLICATION IILBD NOV.8,1912.

Patented Mar.3,1914.

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SAMUEL I. KAMIGASHIRA, 01 ROCK SPRINGS, WYOMING.

SUPPLY-HOLDER.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

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To aZ whom it may concern .Be it known that I, SAMUEL I. IIAMIGA' SIIIRA, a citizen of the United States, residing at Rock Springs, in the county of Sweet lVater and State of Wyoming, have invented new and useful Improvements in Supply-Holders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved supply holder for carbid head lamps used by specifically a composite holder adapted to contain separate supplies of carbid, water and matches to enable the miner to convenicntly recharge his lamp at any time and under any conditions.

The main object of the present invention is the provision of a holder made up of separable members for receiving water, carbid and matches, said members being arranged for compact connection to permit the application of the holder as an entirety to the belt of the user.

The invention in its preferred form of details will be described in the following spec]- fication, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the holder showing the same connected to a belt. F ig. 2 is a similar view showing the carbid receptacle turned down to discharge the carbid Without separating the holder from the belt. Fig. 3 is a vertical section through the water receptacle. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the valve operating mechanism within the water receptacle. Fig. is a vertical sectional View of the carbid receptacle. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the auxiliary carbid cup carried by the carbid receptacle. Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the belt connecting attachment. F ig. Sis a vertical sectional view of the match holder. Fig. 9 is a detail perspective view of the cap of the carbid receptacle. Fig. 10 is a transverse sectional View illustrating the relative positions of the parts. Fig. 11 is a broken perspective illustrating means for connecting the water receptacle to the belt connector.

Referring particularly to the accompany may be said to generally comprise a water receptacle A, a carbid receptacle B, a match holder C and a belt connector I), all otwhich parts are preferably constructed of metal ot'an appropriate character and strength. The Water receptacle A. comprises a cylint drical vessel 1 permanently closed atto bottom cover 3 being provided 1th a dis-- charge spout 4 whereby the water within the receptacle may be delivered'to the water tank of the earbid lamp in a convenient manner, the discharge spout which is in the form of a short tube length. projecting slightly within the receptacle to form What may be termed a valve seat 5.

To control the discharge through the spout -1 so that under normal conditions no water will pass therethrough I provide what may be termed a valve and mechanism for operating the same. The valve is arranged upon and secured to the bottom 3 of the vessehcomprising a plate 6 mounted in guides 7 secured to the bottom 3 and carrying at one end a valve plate 8, which valve plate is of a size to completely close the inner end ofthe discharge spout under normal conditions. The rear end of the plate 6 is connected to one end of an angle lever 9 pivotally mounted intermediate its ends upon a cross bar 10 of a supporting frame 11, which frame is also secured to the bottom of-the receptacle.

A spring 12 is coiled about the cross bar of the supporting frame and bears against the angle lever to normally maintain the valve plate 8 in closing relation to the inner end of the discharge spout. The upper free end ofthe angle lever is connected by a rod 13 which extends through the upper end of the cover plate 9 of the receptacle and is provided beyond the same with a push button l t, thereby at the will of the user the valve may be withdrawn from closing relation to the spout by pressure upon the button. A filling opening 15 is formed in the cover 2 and adapted to be closed by the usual cap 16 so that the receptacle may be charged in a convenient manner at any time.

The carbid receptacle B comprises a cylindrical vessel 17 corresponding in diameter to the similar dimension of the water receptacle but of less length than the water recep tacle. The lower end ofthe carhid receptacle is provided with a bottom 18 of less diameter than the interior diameter of the receptacle, a circumferential wall 19 extending from the bottom toward the lower end of the rcce tacle and being formed with f threads 20 or a portion Ofits length, the

Wall 19 below the tlwcatls being gradually flared into coincidence with the wall of the receptacle. The upper end of the receptacle is rovided with a reduced neck 21 adapted to e closed by a cap 22, the cap having a hinge connection to connect through the medium of arms 2-3, projecting from the cap and slidably and rotatably engaging a rod 24 secured to the neck. At a point diametrically opposite the h nge connection the cap is provided with a bayonet slot 25 to caliperate with a pin 26 projecting from the ne k, the sliding connection of the hinged joiiit between the cap and neck permitting that rotation of the cap necessary to connect or disconnect the bayonet slot connection.

Combined with the carold receptacle is what I term an auxiliarycarbid cup, said cup 27 being of a size used with the ordinary carbid lamp, and having a threaded extension 28 to secure it in place to the lamp, which threaded extension is designed to cooperate with the threaded portion 20 of the wall 19 of the carbid receptacle. By this means an auxiliary carbid cup is carried as a part of the carbid receptacle, so that if it becomes necessary to recharge "the lamp with carbid under adverse conditions, as in the dark, said lamp cup is bodily removed and the auxiliary cup 2?, which it will be understood is at all times charged with carbid, is substituted for tlte lamp cup. This provides for a convenient renewal or" the carbid of the lamp where it is impossible to have suiiieient light for the renewal or" the carbid or under other conditions Where special haste is required in renewal.

The match holder C includes a receptacle 29 of a length corresponding to or slightly exceeding the length of the ordinary match. The receptacle is provided with a longitudinally extending connecting plate 30 designed to slidably engage the flanges 31 oi a connecting plate 32 carried by the car-bid re-- ceptacle, whereby the match and car-bid receptacle may be connected or ..eparated by relative longitidinal movement. -Betwecn the bottom of the match receptacle and a false or pres ure bottom 3% arranged and movable witl the match receptacle is arranged a coiled spring 35 tcnsioncd to exert an upward pi -'sure upon the false bottom 34. The cap or co 'cr 35 of he match ccptacle, which 15 ged thereto and provided with a spring each 36 is connected by a rod 37 with the false bottom, so that upon release of the catch 36 the spring 35 operates to open the cap and at the same time raise the matches so that their upper ends may be readily grasped.

The belt connector D designed to he secured to the carbid receptacle and to the water receptacle and comprises a plate 38 bent from a central point to provide curved sections 39 and i0, thesectious being curved messes respective receptacle and extending about one-fourth the circumferential length of said receptacle. One of the sections as lOis hingedly connected to the carbid receptacle at its lower end, as at s1, and at its upper end is arranged for removable connection to the receptacle through the medium of a spring latch l2 including a slide bar having a hrndle member ist for operation, the slide bar being oressed in one direction by a spring bearing against the connection of the handle member and slide ba and against the frame section so secured to the belt connection formed with eyes -17 to slidably rcceii'e the slide bar. One end of the slide bar projects beyond one of the eyes and in operative action is designed to engage an eye l8 secured to the carbid receptacle and project ing through a slot 49 in the section 40. By' this means the section so may be locked into contact with the carbid receptacle, or may be released so that the receptacle and section are capable of relative movement through the hinge connection 41.

The water receptacle is designed for complete removal from the belt connectoi, being provided with hooks 50 designed t cntcr openings 51 in the lower portion of the section 39 of the connector and also with an eye 52 to pas through a slot 53 in the section 39 near the upper end, said eye being designed to be engaged by a sliding latch 54: mounted on the section 39, Whereby'the water receptacle may be readily. connected to the belt wnnector B or wholly disconnected therefrom when desired.

The belt connector I) also includes a'loop section 55 connected to and arranged in spaced relation with the curved sections 39 and 40, providing between said loop sections and curved sections a space for the receptionof the belt 56 adapted to be passed about the body of the wearer and serving when the parts are arranged and connected as described to support the supply holder in av convenient position for use of the miner when desired.

eii'ective operation of the va ions parts will be readily tinderstood from the ave description taken in connection with LDC drawings, it being noted that when dcsiring to fill the water tank of the lamp the miner can separate the water receptacle from the belt connector, directing the discharge spout into the tank and by pressure upon the button l-lpermit water to flow from the receptacle to the tank as desired. In the use of the carbid receptacle it is disconnected from the belt connector by'the operation of the catch at! so that it is hingedly connected for movement with relation to the belt. connector. The cap 22 is thcn'rcmovcd and the receptacle. as a whole may be turned down sutiicicnt to discharge in correspondence with the clurvaturc of the l carbid therefrom into the lam carbid on i n n.

i it being understood that said lamp cup may be bodily replaced under necessary conditions byzthe substitution therefor oi? the auxiliary, cup 27. Matches may be readily secured by the miner by simply releasing the spring catch 36 on thematch holder cover,

which action projects the matches into a position to be conveniently reached and withdrawn for lighting purposes. If desired a. lighter comprising a member having relatively inclined Walls as shown at 5.7 may be arranged within the match holder and projectcd upwardly in the operation of the pressure bottom. The various parts are to be constructed in such size as Wlll carry a sufii- I cient supply to cover the time for which such supply is needed, and by means of the belt connector the holder as an entirety is conveniently supported upon the belt and the various receptacles are arranged in close relation to avoid undue bbstruction to the miner in his usual duty.

What is claimed is I l. A supply holder including a carbid receptacle and a Water receptacle, nector to secure said receptacle as a unit to a belt con the belt, means for removably securing the Water receptacle to means for hingedly connecting the carbid receptacle to the belt connector.

2. A supply nector, a water receptacle removably secured to. said connector, a carbid receptacle hingedly connected to said. connector and means for securing the carbid receptacle against movement on itshinge connect-ion.

3. A belt connector including a connecting plate having curved sections, a carbid re ceptacle fitting in one section and hinged to the plate, means carried by the section to secure the receptacle in fixed relation to the plate, a Water receptacle fittin the other sect-ion of the plate and means or securing the Water section removably connected to the plate.

In testimony whereof I afiix in presence of two Witnesses.

SAM. I. KAMIGASHIRA.

Witnesses: W. A. Mum,

SETH M. HIND.

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